NOW RECRUITING FOR 2012 PROGRAMME - Commencing in April

The programme is operated by the Cork Institute of Technology in partnership with Enterprise Ireland. Entrepreneurs will be based in the Rubicon Centre, CIT's on campus Business Incubator and will receive invaluable commercial support and business mentoring. Genesis participants will attend focused seminars and workshops and will also benefit from peer to peer learning and networking opportunities. Along the way, participants learn how to talk to the market, raise investment capital and launch their product/service. Information and access to sources of business funding is one of the most critical areas.

Business milestones are set for development and progress is guided by a dedicated Programme Manager and fully supported by an experienced Rubicon team and its wider network of experts.

The emphasis of Genesis has always been to support high value, knowledge based, Irish owned businesses, which have potential to scale into export markets and create employment in Ireland.

Genesis works with start-ups across a diversity of sectors including, Energy and environmental, food, photonics, information technology, mechanical engineering, medical devices, biotechnology, media and internationally traded services.

TRACK RECORD
Now in its 14th year, Genesis has, to date, supported almost 200 entrepreneurs in starting their own businesses and more that 70% of the start-up businesses are still in operation to-day, employing in excess of 1,400 people. In addition, over 50% of the businesses are trading internationally with some 40 businesses designated as "High Potential Start Ups" by Enterprise Ireland.

High profile businesses that participated in the Genesis programme include; Abtran, Aspiracon, Cully & Sully, Comnitel/IBM, Ferfics, Marwin Environmental Trading, MP Stor, Radisen Diagnostics, Treemetrics, Weddingdates.ie and Wavebreak Media.

Since the programme was launched in 1998, Genesis Companies have successfully attracted and realised over €102 million in investment capital.

Programme partners include Cork Institute of Technology, Enterprise Ireland and the Cork City & County Enterprise Boards and it is funded by the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation under the National Development Plan 2007 - 2013.

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